Meet the Artists

Angelia Wang won first place (junior female division) in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2009 and 2010 International Classical Chinese Dance Competitions. She tied for first place (adult female division) in the same competition in 2012. She studied classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College in New York.

Melody Qin tied for first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2012 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division) and won third place in the competition’s junior division in 2010. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College after studying classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts, both in New York.

Hsiao-Hung Lin won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division), and first place in the same competition’s junior division in 2012. She studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College.

Evangeline Zhu won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2016 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division), after having tied for first place in the same competition’s junior female division in 2014. She studied classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College in New York.

Michelle Lian won first place in the 2018 New Tang Dynasty Television International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division) after having previously won consecutive first place titles in the junior female division of the biennial competition in 2014 (tied) and 2016. She pursued advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts in New York, graduating with High Honors.

Piotr Huang won first place (adult male division) in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. He pursued advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College in New York.

Jay Huang won first place in the 2016 adult male division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, after having received Honorable Mention in the same competition in 2014. He pursued advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College.

Kenji Kobayashi trained in classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and at Fei Tian College, both in New York. He won first place in the 2016 adult male division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. In 2014 he won first place (tied) in the junior male division of the same competition, after having won second place in 2012.

Benjamin Lee studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and pursued advanced studies in dance at Fei Tian College, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He tied for second place in both the 2018 and 2016 adult male division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition after placing third in the junior division of the same competition in 2014.

Albert Yang studied classical Chinese dance and graduated with honors from Fei Tian Academy of the Arts in New York. He then graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College, also in New York. He won third place in the 2016 adult male division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. In 2014 he won second place in the same competition after having won third place in its junior division in 2012.

Jaling Chen tied for first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division), after winning second place in 2012, third place in 2010, and third place in the junior female division in 2009. She pursued advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College.

Elsie Shi won first place in the adult female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2016 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. She studied classical Chinese dance at Taiwan’s Niao Song School of the Arts before studying at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and then pursuing advanced studies at Fei Tian College, both in New York.

William Li won second place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2012 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition and third place in the same competition in 2014. He also took second place in the junior male division of the competition in both 2009 and 2010. He studied classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts in New York before becoming Principal Dancer in Shen Yun’s production “The Monkey King.”

Miranda Zhou-Galati won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division), second place in the same competition in 2012, and first place (junior female division) in 2010. She pursued advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College.

Daoyong Zheng won first place (tied) in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division) after winning second place in 2012 and third place in 2010. She previously took second place in the 2005 Taipei Dance Competition, and third place in the same competition in 2007. She received her training in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College.

Chad Chen comes from a family of accomplished Taiwanese artists. In 2010 and again in 2012, he won first place (junior male division) in New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competitions. In 2018, he won first place in the international competition’s adult male division. He studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts, and graduated Summa Cum Laude Fei Tian College.

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Shen Yun Performing Arts is a premier classical Chinese dance and music company established in New York. It performs
classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers.
For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving
this glorious culture. Shen Yun, or 神韻, can be translated as: “The beauty of divine beings dancing.”